OCEANSIDE, CA – Authorities are searching for the driver who fled the scene after fatally striking a woman in Oceanside on Sunday morning.
According to Fox 5 San Diego, a black Honda SUV ran up on the curb near Benet Road and Leepish Drive at about 8:20 a.m and hit the woman. The vehicle then quickly made a U-turn and fled the scene.
Despite life-saving measures, the unidentified woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been made at the time of this writing. Our team will update this blog as more information comes to light.
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